The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - In 2019, DOF found that 1991  Realignment could no longer support the county costs of IHSS. As a result, in 2019 ‑20, the 2017 MOE was eliminated and replaced with the current IHSS MOE structure —referred to as the 2019 IHSS MOE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 3, 2021 - CalWORKs caseload increased by about 11, 000 c ases ( 3  p ercent) during the first three months of the COVID ‑ 19 r ecession (March through May 202 0) b efore decreasing in subsequent months. As Figure  2 shows, this period of caseload growth was primarily driven not by an increase in cases added, but by a decrease in cases exiting following the temporary suspension of redeterminations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4341

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The spending plan includes $373.9  million General Fund ($1.183  billion total funds) for DCSS in 2024-25, a decrease of less than $1  million General Fund (around $3  million total funds) relative to revised estimates for 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/7

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - As shown in Figure   6 , caseload reached its all ‑time high (about 600,000  households) in late 2010 ‑11 following the Great Recession. From early 2011 ‑12 to late 2019 ‑20 (prior to the COVID ‑19 pandemic), caseload mostly declined as the state ’s economy  improved.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services 11% CalWORKs = California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids and TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. CalWORKs Caseload Estimates Much Lower Than Previous Budget Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/2

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - ” The New York Times , December 11, 2023 . California Department of Public Health, Office of Policy and Planning (2024). California State of Public Health Report, 2024 . Case, Anne and Angus Deaton (2015).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - The spending plan provides $8  million General Fund in 2021 ‑22 and $11  million General Fund in 2022 ‑23 and ongoing to support the expansion of the Systemic, Therapeutic, Assessment, Resources and Treatment (START) training model at additional RCs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/1

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - (In addition, the Constitution requires the state to set aside $11  billion for reserves and debt payments. We also describe those below.) One-Time Spending The Governor proposes spending $25  billion of General Fund surplus monies on a one-time or temporary basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - California ’s most recent payment error rate, for federal fiscal year 2023-24, is about 11  percent. (The comparable national error rate is similarly about 11  percent.) Payment error rates in California and nationally have risen in recent years, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - The new structure would classify children into Tiers 1, 2, 3, and 3+ (with tier three divided into two sub-tiers based on a child ’s age). Children with higher-acuity needs would be classified into higher tiers, while children with relatively less-intensive needs would be classified into lower tiers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855